Kwalu Awards

The Prizzi Lounge chair by Kwalu® received the prestigious Best of NeoCon Award at this year’s show in Chicago. Prizzi was awarded gold by the Best of NeoCon jury in the Healthcare Guest and Lounge Seating category and it was the only product to win, place or show in that category; an exceptional honor.

The jurors agreed the Prizzi is a sleek lounge chair that fits aesthetically in modern or transitional wellness spaces with ease, providing an extremely comfortable place to relax. Kwalu’s patented steel-reinforced joint system is an important design and functionality feature of the Prizzi. It features an upholstered back and seat; with an integrated seat cushion and a concealed clean out. But most importantly, the Prizzi arms, back and legs are built from Kwalu’s award winning innovative surfaces that stand up to harsh chemicals and provide long term cleanability in healthcare environments.

Kwalu® wins the very prestigious 2019 Vizient Innovative Technology Seal from Vizient, Inc., the largest member-driven health care performance improvement company in the country. The contract was awarded for Kwalu’s GetWell Surfaces furniture line and based on the recommendation of hospital experts from one of Vizient’s member-led councils.

Vizient represents a diverse membership base that includes academic medical centers, pediatric facilities, community hospitals, integrated health delivery networks and non-acute health care providers and represents approximately $100 billion in annual purchasing volume. Through its Innovative Technology Program, Vizient works with member-led councils and task forces to review potentially innovative products. If it is determined that a product is innovative, Vizient may award a contract outside of the competitive bid cycle.

Kwalu® is the recipient of the prestigious 2017 Nightingale Innovation Award for Surfacing Materials. Kwalu received the award for its innovative surfaces that can stand harsh chemicals and provide long term cleanability in a healthcare environment. The Carrara Sleeper Sofa is one of our many healthcare products featuring Kwalu’s proprietary finishes. The finishes looks like wood but are actually made from a ground-breaking, solid surface, high-impact-resistant polymer which means they don’t have any of the drawbacks of wood. Chair frames and arm caps, tables and casegoods are moisture impervious, non-coated, non-porous, graffiti-resistant, easy to clean, maintenance-free, and are available with optional UV protection.

Kwalu wins second Gold Nightingale Award

Kwalu makes furniture that addresses the real healthcare issues facing patients and families who enter healthcare environments every day. In 2016, Kwalu was awarded the coveted Nightingale Gold Award for the Caterina Guest Collection, presented by Healthcare Design and Contract Magazine in partnership with the Center for Health Design. The Nightingale Awards are healthcare design awards that recognize contributions to the healthcare-built environment through product design and innovation that actually aid in healing.The Caterina was selected because of its potential contribution to a healing environment, its functionality, quality, durability, aesthetics and style, pricing and innovation. It provides a seating solution that maintains its visual allure, while supporting hospitals’ infection prevention protocols with furniture surfaces that are easy to clean, year after year. The collection was designed by Alison Jones and Kathy Isogai, LeVino Jones Medical Interiors, Inc. The Caterina Collection offers seating and occasional tables that can be used throughout a hospital or outpatient facility: waiting areas, chapel, clinical spaces, exam rooms, dining areas, administration offices and medical offices. Additionally, this collection includes a care-specific Behavioral Health chair and bariatric option of the same design. The entire collection meets and exceeds the rigorous standards for infection control, cleanability, sustainability and durability required for a healthcare environment.

Healthcare Design Award: Kwalu wins Best Overall Design Strategy

For the second consecutive year, Kwalu is the recipient of the prestigious, “Best Overall Design Strategy in Healthcare” Design Connections Award, as voted by leading healthcare designers in the industry at Design Connections 2017. This event was sponsored by Interior and Sources Magazine, in conjunction with NGage® Events. Design Connections brings together top interior designers in the healthcare industry and manufacturers at the leading edge of health care design to discuss the future needs and trends of the emerging healthcare market as it relates to design, safety and function.

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